Hellon from Manda and Izzy

[manda26]

Hi there,

I'm new to the forum and I'd like to introduce my Scaly breasted Lorikeet Izzy. She's 2yrs old and just (15 min ago) laid her second egg! Her first one was found on Thurs am. Completely unexpected, I thought it was my brothers playing another trick on me.

I've taught her some words and she's taught me some whistles We love hanging around outside in the sun drinking tea and enjoy going on little car adventures.

This little bird of mine makes me smile even on the worst days, she's got quite the personality... i think she thinks she's human...either that or i'm a funny looking bird!

Would love to meet some like minded people and learn about your feathered friends.

Any advice you can give on a new layer would be great, not sure if there's anything i should be watching for? Considered taking Izzy to the vet tomorrow for a check or is that a bit OTT??

[avinet]

Hi Manda, and welcome to the Forum. Scaly-breasts are great birds, plenty of personality and some can be really good talkers.

Two eggs! Well at least you know she is definitely a girl. There is really nothing much to do, Scaly's only lay two eggs at a time so there shouldn't be any more for a while - I would leave the eggs in with her for a while, since if you remove them she might be stimulated into further egg laying fairly quickly. She may try to incubate them but once she starts ignoring them then remove the eggs. If she is already ignoring them then remove now.

The only real issue with egg laying is a calcium deficiency - eggs need lots of calcium. However lorikeets rarely get this problem - two eggs doesn't overload the system like it could in a cockatiel with 5 or 6 eggs. Also the usual lorikeet wet and dry mixes are quite high in calcium so additional calcium supplementation isn't needed.

So if she seems her normal active self I wouldn't worry about a vet visit

cheers,

Mike

[meandem]

Welcome to the forum. You've come to the right place and we have the right person to offer advice..............Thanks Mike

[Robyn]

Welcome Manda & Izzy. Hope you enjoy your stay.

[madaussie]

Welcome aboard.
jjjj

[manda26]

Wow! Thanks for the lovely welcome and the advice!

Izzy is def back to her normal self...I think my feathers were ruffled more than hers.

Thought I'd post a link to some pics of her...hope it works. I've enjoyed seeing everyone elses pics around the forum.

www.facebook.com/media/set/set=a.122146871991.116246.504311991&l=6d21a3baed&type=1

I've taken the eggs out, she doesn't seem concerned in the least.

We've been giving her the wet & dry mix from Vetafarm. I mix up the wet lot and then sprinkle some dry mix over her fruit and veg. She gets a cap full on the pollen juice in her wet mix every now and then too...LOVES it!

[manda26]

This one might work better

www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.122146871991.116246.504311991&l=6d21a3baed&type=1

[Aimie]

Hi Manda. Izzy is gorgeous. In the photos after her bath, she looks like an echidna. I thought she was a different bird. haha.. So cute.

[twr]

Awww, wet birdie pictures. I love wet birdies

[manda26]

Hi All!

Just a quick question, Izzy has had two clutches this year, her second was about 3 weeks ago while I was away. My mum has left the eggs in the cage all this time. I read somewhere on here that you can leave them in the cage until the hen gets bored of them. I thought I'd do that however it's 3 weeks later and Izzy is still sitting on them. It's so lovely to watch her but she now starts making soft screeching noises. The only time I've heard that particular noise before was at the petshop at kellyville, there were 3 very little scalies making the same noise.
Why is my 4yr old making the same noise, is it a mum/baby bird calling? Should I take the eggs out?!

[jeckylberry]

Bump.

I'd like to know the answer to this question, too.

[jeckylberry]

Hi Manda,

How is Izzy? Has she abandoned her eggs yet? They take 25 days to hatch!

That sound you mention. I've heard it before. The girls make it when they want to be fed, just like the babies make it. In species where the female does the incubating, she needs to be fed so she can sit so when the male returns she begs like that so his regurgitation will trigger.

Here's to great big fun times with scaleys!

[manda26]

Hi jeckylberry!

I haven't been on here since my last post so I apologise for delay in response

Izzy was/is fine! It took an extra week or so for her to leave the eggs.

Shortly after my post on here my brother put both eggs in her sleepy tee-p (without my knowledge) and to her utter terror. I went to get her for brekky one morning and she destroyed my fingers and hand! I had bruises for days afterwards. I realised what Andrew had done and wanted to tear him to shreds! Clearly she wasn't ready to be off the eggs at that point.

Aside from biting a bit harder now than she did before she's fine

Interesting point about the male returning to nest and feeding...we're a flock of two without a male birdy and I won't be doing anything like that for her!